Supreme Court Decision about Community College Raises Issues for Public Body Boards

Escalated tension, dissention, disagreement have been the new normal for school district and community college boards throughout the country. Censures and reprimands, once a little used arrow in the quiver of boards, have recently emerged as means of responding to and attempting to wrangle, and at times, stifle, board members that are more vocal. But, do censures for speech uttered outside of the board room offend the First Amendment of the Constitution? The U.S. Supreme Court recently waded...
By: Miller Nash LLP